A fter more than fifty years of uninterrupted fertility in invention, during which he has not only begotten but continuously fathered the electrical era, Thomas Alva Edison believes that we have only ...

Thomas Alva Edison’s quote, “We shall have no better conditions in the future if we are satisfied with all those which we have at present ”about dissatisfaction and progress emphasizes a timeless ...

Thomas Alva Edison is possibly one of the most famous inventors in human history. Over the course of his life, he registered nearly 1,100 patents in the United States across a wide range of fields.

Thomas Edison has insisted that ideas must be followed by patient, steady labour. His words have urged inventors and workers ...

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EDISON (511 pp.)—Matthew Josephson—McGraw-Hill ($6.95). Thomas Alva Edison’s pet hates were “small-brained” capitalists and “bulge-head” professors. He disliked capitalists because they never put ...

Thomas Alva Edison, who is considered to be one of the most prolific inventors in history, once said, “I find out what the world needs. Then I go ahead and try to invent it.” His invention of the long ...

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